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Electric vehicle purpose-built for deep mining

Electric vehicle purpose-built for deep mining

Tracks and Wheels personnel carrier: more than a conversion Tracks and Wheels Equipment Brokers Inc. is on schedule to launch a purpose designed fully-electric personnel carrier for operation in ultra-deep mines at depths of 2,500 metres or more.

Maestro Mine Ventilation technology deployed in more than 70 mines

The Ultra-Deep Mining Network (UDMN) has presented its Outstanding Achievement in Commercialization award to Sudbury-based Maestro Mine Ventilation at its second annual Symposium for network members from across Canada.
Wireless rock bolt monitor breaks new ground

Wireless rock bolt monitor breaks new ground

Canadian engineer adds another patent to his list BY NADINE ROBINSON Fourteen patents and three countries later, Swedish engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur Chris Gotmalm is poised to revolutionize yet another industry.
Skip camera: now they can see

Skip camera: now they can see

Hoistmen at the Detroit Salt mine in Detroit, Michigan, regularly used their skip to transport equipment and supplies underground, but once the skip was on its way, there was no way to know if the load was secure. Enter Provix Inc.
Terrapure promotes centrifuges for slime pit cleanup

Terrapure promotes centrifuges for slime pit cleanup

Alternative to using a loader for slime removal Terrapure Environmental has developed an innovative way of cleaning slimes from sump pits to make the disposal of wastewater and solids more economical and environmentally friendly.
Goldcorp plans all-electric mine at Borden

Goldcorp plans all-electric mine at Borden

Sandvik, MacLean Engineering selected to supply battery-powered equipment Goldcorp has announced plans to develop an all-electric mine at its Borden Lake deposit near Chapleau, 200 kilometres southwest of Timmins.
Makami Engineering makes novel use of 3D scanning

Makami Engineering makes novel use of 3D scanning

Lasers faster and safer than tape measures “It was a summer day, boiling hot” and Lex Romanko, a structural/mechanical design specialist and senior project manager with Sudbury-based Makami Engineering Group was taking measurements in a surface plant
New software brings geohazard assessment to new level

New software brings geohazard assessment to new level

Data management system breaks new ground A data management system developed for the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation’s (CEMI) Smart Underground Monitoring and Integrated Technologies (SUMIT) research program brings geotechnical hazard asses
Wabi sells Loc-N-Load cage technology to Mexico

Wabi sells Loc-N-Load cage technology to Mexico

Technology chairs cages for loading and offloading and functions as an emergency brake to arrest a free-falling conveyance A new system that can hold mine cages in place and act as an emergency brake is being deployed by Wabi Iron and Steel Corp.

RDH showcases battery power at MINExpo

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